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1
Q

_____ ____ is the essence of computing

A

Information Processing

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2
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The word computer has derived from ____ and what it is_____

A

Compute
means ‘to calculate’

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3
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Who developed the first mechanical calculator in ______, which is called ______

A

Blaise Pascal
1642AD
Pascalene

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4
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British scientist _______ _______ was the first person to conceive an _________________ in ______ and what was he called?

A

Charles Babbage
Automatic calculator or computer
1833
Father of Modern Computer

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5
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The credit of developing the first computer program goes to

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Lady Ada Augusta, a student of Babbage

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6
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_______prepared an _______in 1880 which was automatically functional with the help of ______ _______

A

Herman Holorith
Electronic Tabulating Machine
Punch Card

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7
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______ developed the frist Mechanical Computer _____– in 1937

A

Howard Ekin
Mark I
1937

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8
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________ and ___________ Invented the world’s first electronic computer ______ in 1946 and paved the way for first revolution in the field of calculating machine or computer. ________ or ________ was used as the switch in the computer.

A

JP Ekart
John Moschley
ENIAC-i
Electronic Valve
Vacuum tube

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9
Q

Full form of EDVAC

A

electronic Descrete Variable computer

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10
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________ Invented ______ in 1951, in which he used Stored Program. The credit of using _____________ goes to him. Indeed, he contributed the most in the development of computer and thus gave a right direction to _____________

A

John Van Newman
EDVAC
Binary System
Computer Revolution (second revolution)

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11
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Generation I: 1940-52

A

Electronic Valve Vaccum Tube

EDSAC, EDVAC, UNIVAC

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12
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Generation II: 1952-64

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Transitor

IBM-700, IBM-1401, IBM-1620, CDC–1640, CDC-3600, ATLAS, ICL-1901

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13
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Generation III: 1964-71

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Integrated Circuit

IBM-360, IBM-370, NCR-395, CDC-1700, ICL-2930

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14
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Generation IV: 1971-

A

Largely Integrated Circuit

APPLE, DCM

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15
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Generation V:

A

Optical fibre, Artifical Intelligence

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16
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Types of Computers

A
  1. Micro Computer: PC
  2. Mini computer: 5 to 10 times powerful than Micro
  3. MainFrame computer: More than 100 people can work
  4. Super Computer: High
  5. Quantum Computer: Q-Bit
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17
Q

When is Computer Literacy day?

A

December 2nd

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18
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India has announced New Computer Policy on

A

1984

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19
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First computer made in India is __________ which was manufactured by _______________.

A

Siddharth
Electronics Corporation of India

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20
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First computer of India was installed in the _____________ on ________

A

Main Post Office of Bangalore
August 16, 1986

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21
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First Pollution free computerized Petrol Pump of India is in

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Mumbai

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22
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First Computer University in Private Sector in India is

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Rajeev Gandhi computer University

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23
Q

Which is the Silicon Valley of India

A

Bengaluru

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24
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First Indian Newspaper to be available online

A

The Hindu

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25
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First Indian Political Party to create its website

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BJP

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26
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The three main types of computers are

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Digital
Analog
Hybrid

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27
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First super computer of the wold is ______ developed by whom_______and where

A

CRAY K-1-S
Cray K Company
USA

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28
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________is a super computer which had defeated World Chess Champion _____________. The super computer is able to do the work equivalent to the work of __ computers and can think ______ steps of chess in 1 second.

A

Deep Blue
Garry Kasparov
32
20crore

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29
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CRAY KIS

A

CRAY K Research. co. usa

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30
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Deep Blue

A

IBM.co.USA

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31
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Blue Gene

A

IBM.co.USA

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32
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COSMOS

A

Cambridge University, UK

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33
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First Electronic Digital Computer of the world is

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ENIAC

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34
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Super computers use

A

LINUX

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35
Q

________ is used to connect all the universities

A

USENET

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36
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First book on Personal Computer was wirtten by

A

Ted Nelson

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37
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The Book of Ted Nelson ______________, won _____________

A

Soul of New Machine
Pulitzer Prize

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38
Q

First magazine on Computer is

A

Computer and Automation

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39
Q

First home computer is

A

Comodor VIC/20

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40
Q

First Practical Digital Computer is

A

UNIVAC

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41
Q

___________is the first programming language

A

FORTRAN

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42
Q

________ is the language of the _____ gen of computer

A

PROLOG
5th

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43
Q

_______ developed the IC chips

A

JS KILBIL

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44
Q

A computer error is known as the

A

BUG

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45
Q

C-DAC was established where and when?

A

Centre for development and advanced computing
Pune 1988

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46
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Super computers developed in India

Name and Manufacturer

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FLO SOLVER- NAL, Bangalore
PACE - DRDO
PARAM-10000 : c-DAD,PUNE
CHIPP-16 : c-dot, Bangalore
MULTIMICRO: IIS, Bangalore
MACH: IIT, Bombay

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47
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Super Computer _______, having a capacity of 1 billion calculations per second, was made by the scientists of ______ of ____ on ______. The main credit for the development of the super computer goes to ______________.

A

PARAM-10000
C-DAC of Pune on March 28, 1998
Dr. Vijay P Bhaskar, Executive director of C-DAC pune

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48
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National Aeroonautics Laboratories, Bangalore was the first in India to develop a Super computer named

A

FLO SOLVER

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49
Q

_______ printers are the fastest printers

A

Laser printers

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50
Q

IBM( international Business Machine) is ________ company

A

American

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51
Q

Computer virus is a man made digital parasite, which corrupts the file and known as

A

File corrupter

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52
Q

______ is a device which connects the computers and works based on telephone lines

A

Modem

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53
Q

_______ was a technical problem, associated with the calendar known as ______

A

Y-2 K
Millenium bug

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54
Q

The development of computer started since

A

1955

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55
Q

Indian Institute of Science, ________ has developed__________

A

Bangalore
Simputer, which is a small palm sized touch screen computer

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56
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First computerarium in India is in

A

Bangalore

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57
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_____________________ has been declared the first fully computerised village of India

A

Vellanad of Thiruvananthuram district in Kerela

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58
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__________________, creator and coordinator of the Unix like Operating system. Where was he born?

A

LINUS BENEDICT TORVALDS

Helsinki, Finland on December 28, 1969

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59
Q

When was the first version of LINUX released?

A

September 17,1991

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60
Q

Two main parts of computer are

A

Hardware, Software

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61
Q

high is represented by ____ and low is represented by_____

A

1
0

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62
Q

Computers always work with ____-

A

bits

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63
Q

Computer scientists use combinations of _______ taken together to represent various ______

A

8 bits
Symbols

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64
Q

Because every bit can take one of 2 possible values, the total number of combinations possible, using 8 bits, the computer can represent _____ different symbols

A

256

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65
Q

How many bits are there in a byte

A

8

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66
Q

Higher units are expressible in multiple of

A

2 to the power 3

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67
Q

What is a nibble?

A

4 bits

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68
Q

Units of data measurement

A

Nibble
Byte
Kilo
Mega
Giga
Tera
Peta

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69
Q

How many bits make a byte

A

8

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70
Q

The basic elements of computers that can signal a 1 or 0 are called

A

Flip-Flops

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71
Q

Modern computers use a very tiny set of flip-flops known as a

A

Register

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72
Q

Silicon why is it used?

A

Poor conductor of electricity

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73
Q

_________ _____ are components that generate a 1 or a 0 depending on the input

A

Logic Gates

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74
Q

What are the 3 basic logic gates

A

AND
OR
NOT

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75
Q

What are the 3 basic units of computer

A

Central Processing Unit
The memory Unit
The Input/Output unit

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76
Q

The CPU can be divided into

A
  1. The Arithmetic and Logical Unit
  2. Control Unit
  3. Registers
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77
Q

What are the main attributes of CPU?

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  1. Data width
  2. Address Range
  3. Clock speed
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78
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________ refers to the number of bits of data that can be manipulated within the CPU at one given time

A

Data Width

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79
Q

The data width of the computer can also be called as

A

Word size

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80
Q

Computers have data width ranging form_____ to _____

A

8 to 64 bits

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81
Q

The amount of memory that can be directly read or written by the CPU is called

A

Address Range

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82
Q

The speed of the CPU is called

A

clock speed

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83
Q

The ticks per second or the internal clock is measured in

A

Megahertz or Gigahertz

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84
Q

What are the 2 kinds of memory unit

A

Primary and Secondary

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85
Q

________ stores all instructions and data for the CPU

A

Memory unit

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86
Q

Primary memory is also called

A

Working memory, main memory

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87
Q

RAM

A

is a volatile primary is memory

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88
Q

ROM

A

non volatile memory, cannot be altered

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89
Q

PROM stands for? and what is it?

A

The Programmable Read only memory, however, has the option of being programmed, ie. the manufacturer of the computer may choose to load a program designed by his company into this PROM, and then the computer would use this PROM like any other ROM

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90
Q

Is secondary memory, volatile or not

A

non-volatile

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91
Q

CDs are a _____ medium of storage

A

optical

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92
Q

CD is read using a

A

laser beam

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93
Q

OMR full form

A

Optical Mark Reader

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94
Q

MICR full form

A

Magnetic Ink Character Reader

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95
Q

VDU full form

A

Visual Display Unit

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96
Q

Threee popular verisons of printer are

A

Dot matrix
Ink-jet
Laser printers

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97
Q

Laser printer, uses a _____ to ______ the characters on the paper

A

laser beam
Burn

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98
Q

Each language has its own grammer called

A

SYNTAX

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99
Q

Examples of Low level language are

A

Assembly language, Machine language

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100
Q

What is the special program that converts all instructions into the binary format

A

ASSEMBLER

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101
Q

Examples of High level languages are

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C, C++, JAVA, Pascal, Fortran etc

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102
Q

_________ controls the computer hardware parts and make them operational

A

Software

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103
Q

What are the two kinds of software programmes

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Application programs and System’s programs

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104
Q

What are application programs

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The programs that permit the computer to be used as a tool for some specific tasks

105
Q

The common term used fo special text editors is _______

A

word processors

106
Q

DBMS fullform

A

Data base Mangement systems

107
Q

Shortcut for Select all

A

Ctrl+A

108
Q

Shortcut for Bold

A

Ctrl+B

109
Q

Shortcut for copy

A

Ctrl+c

110
Q

Shortcut for Font Dialogue Box

A

Ctrl + D

111
Q

Shortcut for centre Alignment

A

Ctrl + E

112
Q

Shortcut for Italics

A

Ctrl + I

113
Q

Shortcut for Justified Alignment

A

Ctrl + J

114
Q

Shortcut for left alignment

A

Ctrl + L

115
Q

Shortcut for opens new blank document

A

Ctrl + N

116
Q

Shortcut key for Opens Existing Document

A

Ctril+O

117
Q

Shortcut for Right alignment

A

Ctrl+R

118
Q

Shortcut key for displays the start meny in the windows os

A

Ctrl+Esc

119
Q

Shortcut key for Print screen or take a screen shot

A

PrtScn

120
Q

Shortcut key for Switch to next opened program

A

Alt+Tab

121
Q

Shortcut key for Go to beginning of a file/worksheet

A

Ctrl+home

122
Q

Shortcut key for Go to the end of a file/worksheet

A

Ctrl+End

123
Q

Shortcut key for Switch to previous opened program

A

Alt+Shift+Tab

124
Q

Shorcut key of close window/ shut down

A

Alt+F4

125
Q

Shortcut key for Redo

A

Ctrl+Y

126
Q

Shortcut key for Undo

A

Ctrl+Z

127
Q

Shortcut key for close file

A

Ctrl+W

128
Q

Shortcut key for Cut

A

Ctrl+X

129
Q

Shortcut key for Print Preview

A

Ctrl+F2

130
Q

Shortcut key for Help

A

F1

131
Q

Shortcut key for edit/rename

A

F2

132
Q

Shortcut key for properties

A

F4

133
Q

Shortcut key for GoTo

A

F5

134
Q

Shortcut key for Spell check

A

F7

135
Q

Shortcut key for SaveAs

A

F12

136
Q

Shortcut key for Escape

A

ESC

137
Q

Shortcut key for Save

A

Ctrl+S

138
Q

Shortcut key for Underline

A

Ctrl+U

139
Q

Shortcut key for Print

A

Ctrl+P

140
Q

Shortcut key for Hyperlink

A

Ctrl+K

141
Q

Active Cell

A

The cell in MS Excel with dark boundary is called Active Cell

142
Q

ALU

A

It stands for Arithmetic Logic Unit. All calculations in computer are done here.

143
Q

Application software

A

Design to done specific functions

144
Q

Batch Processing

A

Data are processed in a batch

145
Q

BIOS

A

Basic Input Output System. This program is stored in RAM

146
Q

BIT

A

Short term of Binary Digit

147
Q

Boot loader

A

It reads the main portion of the operating system form secondary memory.

148
Q

Browsing

A

Viewing webpages on the internet

149
Q

Byte

A

8 bits

150
Q

Cells

A

Boxes created by the integration of rows and columns

151
Q

Cells

A

Boxes created by the integration of rows and columns

152
Q

Cell pointer

A

The boundary of Active cell is called Cell pointer

153
Q

Copyright

A

It means the material and information are the personal property of the owner or producer

154
Q

Counter Feiting

A

Its is the process of making and distributing illegal copies of software packages

155
Q

Cracker

A

A cracker is a person who breaks into a computer system to steal the information as programs for unauthorized use.

156
Q

CU

A

It stands for Control Unit. It controls the computer system

157
Q

DATA

A

Data are raw factors and figures

158
Q

Database

A

It is a collections of files. Data remains in an organized form in a database

159
Q

DATA caputure

A

The process of collecting or capturing data form a site or a source

160
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Data Manipulation

A

Captured data are manipulated to produce information

161
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Data Processing

A

It is the process to get meaningful information from Data

162
Q

DBMS

A

It stands for Database Management System. It is a software package to manage database

163
Q

DHTML

A

It stands for Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language. It is used to create dynamic content on webpages

164
Q

Dial Up Networking

A

It is the method by which a computer is connected the internet using telephone

165
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DOS

A

Dos stands for disk operating system. It is an operating system

166
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Downloading

A

The process of transferring the files form an internet to a computer.

167
Q

Ethics

A

Ethics are rules and beliefs

168
Q

Fields

A

A field in a database is a collection of bytes that contain data about an item

169
Q

File

A

A file is a collection of related records

170
Q

GML

A

General Markup Language.

171
Q

Hacker

A

A person who breaks into a computer system to get access the information stored there.

172
Q

HTML

A

It stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. It used to create webpages

173
Q

IAB

A

It stands for Internet Activities Board which was formed in 1983. It is now called Internet Architectural Board.

174
Q

IAS

A

It stand for Internet Application Software also known as Browsers.

175
Q

IETF

A

Internet Engineer Task Force

176
Q

IRTF

A

Internet Research Task Force

177
Q

ISP

A

Internet Service Provider

178
Q

Internet Society

A

formed in 1992 to promote the use of Internet

179
Q

Input Unit

A

Used to enter data. Part of the computer system

180
Q

LINUX

A

Its an UNIX like operating system with graphical user interface

181
Q

MAC OS

A

It is an Operating System used in Macintosh Computer developed developed by Apple

182
Q

Modem

A

It is a device to connect different computer systems to the internet using telephone or cable lines

183
Q

MU

A

Memory Unit; It is used to store data

184
Q

Online Processing

A

It is used when data are coming continuously without delay

185
Q

Operating Unit

A

It is used to take output form the computer

186
Q

Operating system

A

It is an interface between the human user and the computer hardware

187
Q

Piracy

A

It is the illegal reproduction and distribution of software application

188
Q

Primary key

A

It is a field with unique value for each record.

189
Q

Primary Memory

A

It is the main memory of a computer system

190
Q

Query

A

It is used to extract information from a database

191
Q

Range of cells

A

it is group of neighboring cells that touch each other

192
Q

RDBMS

A

Relational database Management system

193
Q

Record

A

It is the collection of related fields

194
Q

Secondary memory

A

It is the permanent memory of the computer

195
Q

Software

A

It relates to sets of programs

196
Q

Software

A

It relates to sets of programs

197
Q

SOLARIS

A

It is a Unix like Operating System developed by Sun Microsystems

198
Q

Sorting

A

Arranging of data in order

199
Q

System Software

A

It performs the basic functions that are necessary to operate a computer system

200
Q

TAG

A

It a part of HTML. It determines the way, the browser displays text in a Web Page

201
Q

UNIX

A

It uses a command line user interface

202
Q

Virus

A

Harmful computer program

203
Q

____ is more efficient for viewing folders in Windows

A

Windows Explorer program

204
Q

Windows Explorer is divided into

A

2 panes

205
Q

Concatenation

A

The process of linking text values in a series within a formula

206
Q

Relational database

A

is a collection of data items organized as a set of formally described tables form which data can be accessed or reassembled in many different ways without having to reorganize the database tables

207
Q

______is a powerful program to create and manage our databases

A

MS Access

208
Q

_____ is a collection of data about a specific topic

A

Table

209
Q

____is a graphical representation of a table

A

Form

210
Q

____is a presentation of data in a printed format

A

Report

211
Q

The internet was originally developed by

A

US Department of Defence

212
Q

The world wide web was invented by

A

Tim Berners Lee

213
Q

___ and ___ are two major file systems in Microsoft Windows

A

Fat 32, NTFS

214
Q

Websites are files in _______ which are powerful computers

A

server

215
Q

A collection of all websites are called

A

WWW

216
Q

Hyper text was first coined by

A

TED NELSON in 1960s

217
Q

What language is HTML? It uses commands called

A

Markup language
Tags

218
Q

In the Photoshop tools box, the tools are grouped by

A

Types

219
Q

Versions of Android

A

Cupcake
Donut
Eclairs
Froyo
Ginger Bread
Honey Comb
Ice Cream Sandwich
Jelly beans
Kit-kat
Lollipop
Marshmellow
Nougat
Oreo
Pie
And10,11,12

220
Q

The process of writing out computer computer instructions

A

coding

221
Q

Four major digital initiatives into push e-education by the govt

A

Swayam
Swayam Prabha
National Academic Depository
National Digital Library

222
Q

Oracle is

A

database software

223
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Speed of the computer, also known as _______ is measured in ______

A

clock speed
Hertz

224
Q

Speed of Modern Processors are often measured in

A

GHz

225
Q

Speed of communication over a data channel in measured in

A

Baud

226
Q

DHCP

A

Dynamic Host configuration protocol is a network management protocol used on TCP/IP networks to provide quick, automatic and central management for the distribution of IP addresses within the network

227
Q

IPv6 protocol define on IP address of

A

128bit

228
Q

Distributive computer architecture eg

A

Cloud Computing

229
Q

CAD/CAM systems are based on

A

Interactive Computer Graphics

230
Q

DES full form

A

Data Encryption Standard

231
Q

Data Encryption Standard is an implementation of

A

Feistel Cipher

232
Q

Data Encryption Standard uses __ round Feistel structure and the block size is __bits

A

16
64

233
Q

__________ projection is a means of representing 3D objects in 2D

A

Orthographic 3D Projection ( a form of parallel projection)

234
Q

_______ algorithm, sometimes referred as the __________ is a resource allocation and deadlock avoidance algorithm developed by _______

A

Banker Algorithm
detection algorithm
Edsgaer W Dijkstra

235
Q

_________ used to connect two networks with different protocols

A

Gateway

236
Q

Half Byte is known

A

Nibble

237
Q

The robot named ____, was recently used by pupils at a primary school in _______. A collaboration between researchers from ___ and India has resulted in this new robot which______

A

Pepe
Kerala
Uk
encourages children to wash their hands

238
Q

India’s first indigenously developed payment ecosystem for transport, based on _______________________ standards, was launched on ____________.

A

National Common Mobility Card(NCMB)
4th march 2019

239
Q

Mobile app _______has been launched by Election commission of India.

A

cVIGIL
cVIGIL is an innovative mobile application for citizens to report Model Code of Conduct and Expenditure violations during the elections.

240
Q

VISHWAS

A

Video Integrations and State Wide Advanced Security. First of its kind project in the country, VISHWAS is a major e-governance initiative. The project aims at improving Law and Order management, Proactive traffic management and Control, Crime detection through video analytics and Post incident Investigations and video forensics.

241
Q

A__________ adds extra space to the side margin top margin, or inside margins of a document that you plan to bind. It margin helps ensure that text isn’t obscured by the binding.

A

Gutter Margin

242
Q

____, a premium watchmaker, has associated with Google to develop a smart luxury watch.

A

TAG Heuer

243
Q

______ is a small chip that can function as an amplifier, oscillator, timer, microprocessor, or even computer memory.

A

Integrated Circuit

244
Q

What is the first ever web browser, who came up with it, and what was it later renamed as

A

Nexus

245
Q

When was Windows10 and 11 released

A

1st October 2014
5th October 2021

246
Q

Important Initiatives of the government

A
  1. e-Pramaan
  2. Online e-Sign (e-Hastakshar)
  3. National Knowledge Network
  4. Unified mobile application of New-Age Governance (UMANG)
  5. Digilocker
  6. Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI)
  7. Direct Benefit Governance
  8. e-Way Bill
  9. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
  10. National Informatics Centre(NIC)
  11. Software technology Parks of India(STPI)
  12. Centre for Development of Advance Parallel Computing (CDAC)
  13. Tele-density
247
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e-Pramaan

A

Framework for e-Authentication for public services. The objective is to deliver the government services to its intended recipients in a secure manner, as well as to build citizens’ trust in online environment, which is always prone to identity thefts and other associated risks. Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (Meit Y) has made a e-Pramaan available for public usage with the help of C-DAC, Mumbai

248
Q

Online e-Sign (e-Hastakshar)

A

This facility is an online digital signature service. It was formally launched in 2015. It is an online electronic signature service, which can be integrated with service delivery applications via an Application Programming Interface (API) to facilitate an e-Sign user to digitally sign a document. E-Sign service facilitates instant signing of documents online by citizens in a legally acceptable form.

249
Q

National Knowledge Network

A

National Knowledge Network was established in 2010. The objective of the NKN is to interconnect all institutions of higher learning and research with a high-speed data communication network to facilitate knowledge sharing and collaborative research. NKN is the only network globally, that carries research and evaluation, internet and e-Governance traffic as three independent verticals under one umbrella. In addition to educational institutes, NKN connects all SDSs(State Data Centre,) NDCs (National Data Centre), Ministries and departments across the government.

250
Q

UMANG

A

Unified Mobile Application for New-Age Governance(UMANG) has been developed and launched in 2017 as a single mobile platform to deliver major government services. UMANG’s core plantform is integrated with Adhaar, DigiLocker, PayGov, Rapid Assessment System (RAS) etc….
Citizens can access pan India government services from the central government, State government, local bodies and their agencies. It supports 12 Indian languages, in addition to English and has been hosted on cloud.

251
Q

DigiLocker

A

It is a key initiative under Digital India, the government of India’s flagship program aimed at transforming India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. Targeted at the idea of paperless governance, Digital Locker is a platform for insurance and verification of documents and certificates in a digital way, thus eliminating the use of physical document. Indian residents, who signup for DigiLocker account get a dedicated cloud storage space. Organisations that are registered with Digital Locker can push electronic copies of documents and certificates directly into citizens’ lockers. Citizens can also upload scanned copies of their legacy documents in their accounts. These legacy documents can be electronically signed using the e-Sign facility.

252
Q

PRAGATI

A

The video conferencing facility PRAGATI ( Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation) as part of Digital India programme, e-Governance Reforming Government through Technology, was launched in 2015. This enables faster implementationof central level schemes / projects, state level projects and resolutions of Grievances between state and central level projects and resolutions of Grievances between state and central level departments.

253
Q

DBT

A

the direct benefits transfer program envisages a switch from the present electronic transfer to the bank account of the beneficiary to transfer of benefits directly to Adhaar seeded bank accounts of the beneficiaries. The scheme is being headed by DBT mission.

254
Q

e-Way Bill

A

e-Way Bill Application, provides a self-service platform to tax payers and transporters to generate single e-Way bill for movement of goods from one place to another, as per GST rules.

255
Q

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

A

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) was established in 2009, as an attached office to the Planning Commission now an attached office of Ministry of Electronics and IT with a vision, “To empower residents of India with a unique identity and a digital platform to authenticate anytime anywhere”. A key objective of Adhaar Program is to provide an identity infrastructure for delivery of various social welfare programs and for effective targeting of welfare services.

256
Q

National Informatics Centre

A

National informatics Centre (NIC) was established in 1976, and has since emerged as a “Prime builder” of e-government/ e-govenance applications up to the grassroot level as well as a promoter of digital opportunities for sustainable development. NIC, through its (information and communication technology) ICT network, “NICNET”, has institutional leakages with all the ministries/departments of the central government, 37 state governments / union territores and about 650+ district administration of India.

NICNET- National Informatics Centre network

257
Q

Software Technology Parks

A

Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) was setup in 1991 as an autonomous society under the MeitY. STPI’s main objective has been the promotion of software exports from the country. It acts a single-windows in providing services to the software exporters.

258
Q

Centre for development of Advance Parallel Computing

A

Centre for Development of Advance Parallel Computing (C-DAC) has emerged a s premier R&D organization and IT&E ( Information Technologies and Electronics.) In the country working on strengthening national technological capabilities in the context of global developments in the field and responding to change in the market in selected foundation areas. It is an institution for high-end Research & Development (R&D).

259
Q

Tele-density

A

Tele-density, which denotes the number of telephone per hundred populations, is an important indicator of telecom penetration. Overall tele-density in the country was 88.51% at the end of July 2021. The rural tele-density was 60.33% while that in urban areas it was 141.62%

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